Bali in September (1 Viewer)

Foxy

Well-known member

• May 19, 2016

• #1

I am visiting the Nusa Dua area of Bali on the Bukit Peninsula at the end of September and wondered if anyone who knows the region can recommend any 'must do' birding sites ion the area. I was also looking at the available Bird Guides and would welcome any suggestions: the 'Field Guide to the Birds of Java and Bali is apparently not brilliant and very dated now whilst the Field Guide to the Birds of Borneo, Sumatra, Java, and Bali: The Greater Sunda Islands seems to cover just too much area for a 12 day holiday. Any thoughts?
Thank you in anticipation

 

Foxy

Well-known member

• May 22, 2016

• #2

No one been to Bali? Any suggestions gratefully received!

 

HelenB

Opus Editor and Expat from Cumbria

Opus Editor

• Jun 21, 2016

• #3

We spent a few days in Bali, in 2000 when my husband attended a conference at one of the Nusa Dua hotels. I can send you my bird list, and a few tips, in a few days when I get back home to my PC. Because of the jet lag we were awake pre-dawn every morning and went birding in the local area along the Nusa Dua beaches.

There is a page on Bali in our BirdForum Opus section, which has quite a lot of information:

www.birdforum.net/opus/Bali

I do know that the endemic Bali Mynah is now restricted to the Bali Barat National Park.

HelenB

 

Last edited: Jun 21, 2016

Paul Chapman

Well-known member

• Jun 21, 2016

• #4

The usual worth of information on eBird including a list for Nusa Dua WTP with sightings from last month and sightings from earlier this month:-

http://ebird.org/ebird/hotspot/L1070211?yr=all&m=&rank=mrec

http://ebird.org/ebird/subnational2/ID-NU-BA?yr=all

All the best

 

Andy Adcock

Worst person on Birdforum

• Jun 22, 2016

• #5

It's worth noting that this is the wet season in Bali and daily rain, big rain, can be expected.


Andy

 

HelenB

Opus Editor and Expat from Cumbria

Opus Editor

• Jun 25, 2016

• #6

Here's a link to a list generated by eBird for the Hotspot "Nusa Dua--Grand Hyatt Bali"

http://ebird.org/ebird/hotspot/L2374654?yr=all&m=&rank=lrec

We were there in October and did not have any problem with rain. When it did rain it was after 3pm!

I was browsing the Indonesia forum on BF and found this information about a BF member who lives in Bali. He may be able to give you some useful info:

"Mehd Halaouate (www.birdingindonesia.com) - lives on Bali and guides throughout Indonesia"

Hope you have a good trip.

HelenB

 

Last edited: Jun 25, 2016

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PeggyG

Member

• Jun 30, 2016

• #7

"It's worth noting that this is the wet season in Bali and daily rain, big rain, can be expected."

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Is this true?!?
I am tentatively planning a trip for mid-end of October 2016. All info I was reading about weather and seasons had the "big rain" not starting til November. Which I realize is rather close to October but I thought it wouldn't be really rainy until Nov/Dec/Jan.

If it's rainy as early as September, I may want to change my trip. I don't mind a little rain for short bursts or overnight, but torrential rain all day is not my idea of fun birding.

Does anyone know for sure? Should I take a chance?

Thanks,
Peggy

 

Andy Adcock

Worst person on Birdforum

• Jun 30, 2016

• #8

PeggyG said:

Is this true?!?
I am tentatively planning a trip for mid-end of October 2016. All info I was reading about weather and seasons had the "big rain" not starting til November. Which I realize is rather close to October but I thought it wouldn't be really rainy until Nov/Dec/Jan.

If it's rainy as early as September, I may want to change my trip. I don't mind a little rain for short bursts or overnight, but torrential rain all day is not my idea of fun birding.

Does anyone know for sure? Should I take a chance?

Thanks,
Peggy

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I've spent Nov and Dec in Bali and there were flooded streets in Kuta very regularly then. You might get lucky but be prepared or maybe it was a rainy couple of years when I was there?

Andy

 

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PeggyG

Member

• Jul 1, 2016

• #9

Thanks for that, Andy. That's kind of what I expected, but was hoping October would be safer - especially from flooding!

Peggy

 

Foxy

Well-known member

• Aug 3, 2016

• #10

Thanks everyone for the suggestions and lists. Not been on recently due to a trip (work not pleasure) to Germany so apologies for the late acknowledgements. I too had thought that early October should be ok for the rains. Fingers crossed!